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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

Tories and Boris Johnson launch bid to ignore human rights laws for migrants

Leading Tory right-wingers are today launching a battle to ignore human rights laws for asylum seekers - hours after a number of migrants were feared to have died in the Channel.

Boris Johnson is among MPs backing a law that would send UK asylum seekers to Rwanda - even when a court has ruled it is unlawful.

Tory right-winger Jonathan Gullis said his Private Member’s Bill is also backed by former ministers Priti Patel, Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

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